Presumed first printing of the first American edition. Printed and bound in Belgium. Blue-green cloth binding, with crisp gilt-stamped lettering to the spine. 12 x 10 inches. Unbumped spine head and tail, with sharp corners. With xli and 446 numbered pages, plus numerous figures and approximately 243 B&W and full-color plates throughout, a few full-page, and all on semi-glossy coated stock. An exceptionally clean copy, and very tight. just a hint of shelf life. Very gently read. Attractive full-pictorial DJ, unclipped. Light rubbing to the DJ. A Near Fine copy in a Near Fine DJ.